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The Swedish-Swiss dance act made up of Mandrax and Seb K, best known for the hit "At Night". By the time they started Shakedown in 1999, Mandrax and Seb K. already had a good idea of each other’s musicality: they’re brothers, blending Swiss and Swedish backgrounds. Stephan Mandrax is no newcomer to electronic music. Initially a fan of new wave and punk (making his 1984 DJ debut in a rock club), house music found him in 1986. Stephan moved to New York in 1992, starting the labels Liquid Groove and Boombastic and producing records with the legendary Mike Delgado. In...

The Shakedowns, a blues rock band out of Spruce Grove, Alberta, have released their first full length album. They spent the better part of the last year building up momentum by playing shows all across Western Canada, laying the ground work to release their first CD “Good Morning Josh...We’re Sorry”. These young Canadian rockers have been impressing crowds everywhere they go with their foot stomping beats. The Shakedowns formed in December 2008 when former band mates Skylar Dayton, Jen Perry, and Colten Robert began a project with friend Evan Cole. The chemistry these four had together was undeniable both onstage...

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in all the right ways. After spending a few years together the group, named after a favorite Nigerian boogie record (and pronounced “ee-KAY-bay”), delivers a driving set of tunes featuring a mighty horn section anchored by tight, deep-pocketed grooves. “Right now in cities across the globe, there are plenty of great Afrobeat revivalist bands aping the sound and groove of Fela Kuti’s legendary sound. Yet, surprisingly few of the new groups have strayed from an orthodox interpretation of the genre...

There were two artists recording under the name Urban Shakedown. Chronologically, they are: 1) A short-lived post-punk dub duo that came out of Basement 5. The duo were Dennis Morris (bass and vocals) and "T" a.k.a. Anthony Thompson (drums, vocals). The band recorded one 7" single called "Big Bad Wolf" on Paul Weller's Respond label in 1982. 2) The joint venture of Gavin King, Mickey Finn and Claudio Giussani. The trio were responsible for rave classics 'Some Justice' and 'Bass shake'. There are other tracks in the shakedown catalogue including 'Bass Speaker', 'Ruff Justice', 'Do it Now!', 'Assasinator', 'Analogue' and...